If you are looking for ways to stretch yourself in using technology with and for your students, here's an interesting post from the Educational Technology and Mobile Learning blog (often a useful resource for teachers). It lists 20 digital skills teachers should have, from social networking for professional development to curating online content for students to understanding copyright. Where are you confident and where do you want to grow?
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/33-digital-skills-every-21st-century.html
Monday, October 26, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
"Share to Classroom" Chrome extension
If you are using Google Classroom with your students, you may have noticed a new Chrome feature appear in the last few weeks. A "Share to Classroom" button has been enabled for all teachers and students in the district.
This allows you to quickly take content from the Internet (newspaper articles, blog posts, YouTube videos, etc.) and create Classroom announcements or assignments for any of your Google Classrooms. Just click the "Classroom" icon and choose how you want to share.
This allows you to quickly take content from the Internet (newspaper articles, blog posts, YouTube videos, etc.) and create Classroom announcements or assignments for any of your Google Classrooms. Just click the "Classroom" icon and choose how you want to share.
If you don't see the Share to Classroom extension next to your, try restarting your browser. If you still don't see it, go to the Chrome Web store, search for "share to classroom" and click "add to Chrome" to manually install it.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Support for student researchers
If your classes are embarking on research papers this fall, Homestead subscribes to two web-based tools to support the research process (identifying and using sources, organization and synthesizing information, and correctly citing sources).
One, which many teachers have already used. is Noodle Tools. NoodleTools uses virtual notecards on a virtual desktop to help organize research. Each individual notecard has a Main Idea (the title of the card) and sections to quote, paraphrase and make original connections to the source. Each card can be linked to a source in the bibliography, to keep student research organized and allow quotes and ideas to be appropriately cited in the final paper. Notecards can also be tagged and categorized, stacked and sorted on the virtual desktop, and searched and printed. Projects can be shared with teachers, who can view student progress and give feedback.
NoodleTools also has a citation creator, which walks students through the information needed to correct cite a source, and then creates the properly-formatted citation. To use the full subscription version, Homestead staff should log in using their FUHSD accounts via this link.
New this year to Homestead is EasyBib. EasyBib has a free citation generator, which is well known to many students. Its subscription service offers much of the same functionality as NoodleTools, with a slightly different interface and usability. Students and staff should log in using their Google accounts here.
Both are integrated with Google Apps for Education, which means you can create, access and share Google Docs from within the app, and use your FUHSD login to access.
One, which many teachers have already used. is Noodle Tools. NoodleTools uses virtual notecards on a virtual desktop to help organize research. Each individual notecard has a Main Idea (the title of the card) and sections to quote, paraphrase and make original connections to the source. Each card can be linked to a source in the bibliography, to keep student research organized and allow quotes and ideas to be appropriately cited in the final paper. Notecards can also be tagged and categorized, stacked and sorted on the virtual desktop, and searched and printed. Projects can be shared with teachers, who can view student progress and give feedback.
NoodleTools also has a citation creator, which walks students through the information needed to correct cite a source, and then creates the properly-formatted citation. To use the full subscription version, Homestead staff should log in using their FUHSD accounts via this link.
New this year to Homestead is EasyBib. EasyBib has a free citation generator, which is well known to many students. Its subscription service offers much of the same functionality as NoodleTools, with a slightly different interface and usability. Students and staff should log in using their Google accounts here.
Both are integrated with Google Apps for Education, which means you can create, access and share Google Docs from within the app, and use your FUHSD login to access.
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